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Highbury CollegeDelivering Outstanding Care, Guidance & SupportAuthors: Helen Brennan, Debbie Copeland, Hazel Foster,

Angela Kountouroudas

Prepared for: Outstanding Showcase

Date: 04 November 2011

Pre Entry• Multi-Agency Working, Partnerships, Pre-16 Delivery, January

Starts, Moving to roll on/roll off provision

Admissions• Initial Assessment (English & Mathematics), Identification of

Support Needs, Panel Review Meetings

On Programme• Induction, Personal Learning Plans, Support to Achieve

Programme, Specialist Programmes of Study for Vulnerable Students, Social Enterprise Projects

Exit• Progression, Measurement of Impact

Delivering Outstanding Care, Guidance & Support

Delivering Outstanding Care, Guidance & Support: Pre Entry

• Multi-Agency Working

• Partnerships

• Pre-16 Delivery

• January Starts/Roll On-Roll Off Provision

Pre Entry-Admissions-On Programme-Exit

Multi-Agency Working• Ground breaking multi agency working across

a range of providers

• Community focus

• Co-located services

• City centre locations surrounded by areas of high deprivation

• Excellent links with JCP


Partnerships• Job Centre Plus• Women’s Wisdom• The Probation Service• Pride in Pompey• Career Development Group• Ethnic Pride• Grant Thornton Debt

Solution Management• Community First

• UK Online• Next Step (Babcock)• Learning Links (Health Trainer)• J2M Financial• PETA• Community Empowerment• Highbury Job Skills• Highbury IAG


Outcomes• Over 5000 clients have made use of the

services since the launch in November 2009.

• 109 of the 810 clients seen during the final quarter in 2010/2011entered into training or gained employment.

Pre-16 Delivery• Pre 16 Mentoring Scheme• Get Messy Days• Employment Awareness

Events• The Apprentice• Staff work shadowing

opportunities

• Curriculum specific workshops

• Pre-16 vocational delivery to over 400 pupils

• Progression review and monitoring


January Starts/Roll On-Roll Off Provision• Flexible Delivery

• Rapid response to NEETs

• Highly valued by other agencies

• High levels of cross referral

Delivering Outstanding Care, Guidance & Support: Admissions

• Initial Assessment (English & Mathematics)

• Identification of Support Needs

• Panel Review Meetings

• Partnerships


Initial Assessments-English and Mathematics• Centrally managed and recorded• Fully interactive and self-marking (BKSB)• Referenced to the Functional Skills specifications

• Correct level of course• Follow on diagnostic assessment

Essential element of the package which supports the correct placement of students


Identification of Support Needs• Local application of nationally recognised tests• Statements and other historic information• Hold application if required information not made

available• Educational Psychologist / Doctors / NHS / Mental

Health / Assessments / Care Plans• Health and Well Being Advisor• Shared with appropriate teaching and support staff


Panel Review Meetings• At pre entry stage - a robust mechanism for

identifying support needs• The presence of information gathered from other

agencies is key• Reviews continue on programme as necessary• On programme an alternative route to Disciplinary at

Stage 2/3 for students with declared LDD• Records held outside the Disciplinary Process

Partnerships• NIACE - LSIS• Probation Service• Youth Offending Team• Local youth holding

institutions• Social Services• The Respect Programme


Questions?

Delivering Outstanding Care, Guidance & Support: On Programme

• Induction

• Personal Learning Plans

• Support to Achieve Programme

• Specialist Programmes of Study for Vulnerable Students

• Social Enterprise Projects


InductionCross College Induction Programme includes:

•First half term enables student to switch programmes and levels

•Equality and Diversity and Rights and Responsibilities


Personal Learning Plans• Enable students to input information about strengths and

weaknesses

• Enable staff and students to monitor attendance

• Include SMART targets


Support to Achieve Programme• Looked After Children• Care Leavers• Vulnerable Carers• Young Offenders• Young Parents• Students with

Behavioural/Mental Health problems

Close collaboration with and support for:•External Agencies•Tutors/teaching Staff•Learning Support Team•Counsellors


Specialist Programmes of Study for Vulnerable Student Groups

• Back on Track• Young Parents and Parents to Be• Moving On• January Start Programmes• Prince’s Trust• Wellbeing Support Groups Pilot• Numeracy and Literacy Workshops


Social Enterprise Projects• Projects which are of direct benefit

to the community

• Projects which develop leadership and employability skills

• Students rewarded via the Leadership Academy

Delivering Outstanding Care, Guidance & Support: Exit

• Progression

• Measurement of Impact

Pre Entry-Admissions-On Programme-ExitExit

Progression• Progression Review/PLP/Diagnostic Assessment

• Targeted support for EMA/ALG Higher Education applicants

• Destination Survey

• Highbury Employment Service

Pre Entry-Admissions-On Programme-ExitExit

Measurement of Impact• The success of vulnerable student groups measured

against the success of all students

• The success of students receiving learning support measured against all students

• Progression of EMA/ALG students into HE

• Business Support SAR

Questions?

Pre Entry• Multi-Agency Working, Partnerships, Pre-16 Delivery, January

Starts, Moving to roll on/roll off provision

Admissions• Initial Assessment (English & Mathematics), Identification of

Support Needs, Panel Review Meetings

On Programme• Induction, Personal Learning Plans, Support to Achieve

Programme, Specialist Programmes of Study for Vulnerable Students, Social Enterprise Projects

Exit• Progression, Measurement of Impact

Delivering Outstanding Care, Guidance & Support

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